May 4, 2006 Earthquake: Boquete, Panama
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Boquete, Panama on May 4, 2006 at 17:43:09 UTC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 4, 2006
- Time
- 17:43:09 UTC
- Place
- Boquete, Panama
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (ML)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.898° N, 82.543° W
- Country
- Panama
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage (V) at Boquete, Panama. Felt (IV) at
Cerro Punta and Volcan Baru; (III) at La Concepcion
and David, Panama. Felt (III) at San Vito and (II) at
Golfito, Costa Rica. (above from reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 22, 1991, Limon, Pandora, Panama, Costa Rica
- December 30, 1952, Costa Rica
- November 20, 2004, San Jose, Parrita, Quepos, Costa Rica
- April 3, 1983, W, SE, Panama, Costa Rica
- December 5, 1941, Costa Rica-Panama
- December 25, 2003, Puerto Armuelles, Panama-Costa Rica
- July 3, 1983, San Jose, Costa Rica
- July 10, 1993, Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica
- December 20, 1904, Bocas del Toro, Panama
- August 5, 1854, Costa Rica-Panama
- August 7, 1854, Costa Rica-Panama
- February 4, 2004, Chiriqui, Panama-Costa Rica
- May 26, 2008, Panama-Costa Rica
- May 4, 1991, Changuinola, Almirante, Bocas del Toro, Panama
- July 1, 1979, Puerto Armuelles, Panama-Costa Rica
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7242.